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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that any attack targeting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would amount to a declaration of war against Iran, Anadolu reports. “An attack on the great leader of our country is tantamount to a full-scale war with the Iranian nation,” Pezeshkian said in a post on US social media company X. He added that if the people of Iran face hardship and difficulties in their lives, one of the main reasons for it is “the longstanding enmity and inhumane sanctions imposed by the United States government and its allies.” READ: Trump halted Iran strikes amid ally concerns, logistical hurdles, diplomatic breakthrough: Report The remarks followed US President Donald Trump’s comments earlier in an interview with […]
